The angle of elevation to the top of a building is found to be 40° from the ground at a distance of 600 ft from the base of the building. Using this information, find the height of the building.
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In this case, draw a triangle where the base represents the distance from the observer to the base of the building (600 ft), the height represents the height of the building (which we need to find), and the angle of elevation is 40°. Show more…
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